The head of the heli-skiing company that was involved in a fatal crash north of Terrace, B.C., last Monday says the three victims鈥 bodies have been recovered.
A statement from John Forrest, president of Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, says the RCMP along with Terrace Search and Rescue led the effort earlier today.
The victims of the Jan. 22 crash have been .
Terrace Search and Rescue manager Dave Jephson had said last week that poor weather was hampering efforts to recover the victims鈥 bodies.
In his statement today, Forrest says he knows how important it has been for their families to have their loved ones recovered from the mountain.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has confirmed it deployed a team of investigators to the site of the crash.
Forrest鈥檚 statement says the days after the crash 鈥渉ave been filled with grief.鈥
鈥淢y heart continues to go out to all those impacted and their loved ones.鈥
The downed helicopter was part of Kelowna-based Skyline Helicopters鈥 fleet. A statement from company president Teri Northcott last week said the crash had caused 鈥減rofound grief.鈥
Skyline would 鈥減rovide support in any way that it can,鈥 it said in the statement.
鈥淚t will also work closely with the RCMP and other authorities as the cause of the incident is investigated.鈥
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